Stupid Mistakes, Happy Accidents & Surprising Insights From Making & Marketing Our First 20 Episodes

Plus, we need your help to decide what to make next. We spend the majority of our time thinking about podcast marketing & growth. But that doesn’t mean we have it all figured out. In this final episode of Season 1 of Podcast Marketing Trends Explained, we break down our stats from the season along with our mistakes and missed opportunities, lessons learned… and the surprising insights we’ve gained along the way. Plus, we brainstorm three new show concept ideas to keep us busy between seasons… and ask your feedback on which one we should pursue. Cast your vote for which show we should make next 📊 What did you think of this episode? Click to cast your vote: 🤩 Nailed It! 🙂 Solid 🥱 Meh 😒 Do better Topics Covered 00:00 Intro 00:49 How many downloads we expected to get going into this season 02:35 Breaking down our Season 1 stats 03:22 Is YouTube worthwhile for the average podcaster? 08:34 Engagement time and consumption rates 12:44 The metric we care about more than analytics 20:26 Assessing Season 1: What we did well 23:02 How experimentation led us to find our structure 28:21 A big mistake we made with Season 1 32:05 Mistakes and missed opportunities in Season 1 36:18 Help us decide which show we should create next 40:57 Concept idea 1: “Make it Big” 45:03 Concept idea 2: “Why It Works” 49:48 Concept idea 3: “Podcast Riffs” 54:35 Listener feedback and what to expect from Season 2 ⭐️ Get a free podcast marketing audit with personalized recommendations to help you grow: https://podcastmarketingacademy.com/audit ⭐️ Resource Jay Clouse from Creator Science Josh Spector Bumper articles on measuring listen time Growth In Reverse Arvid Kahl LinkFire Chartable The Futur Unthinkable w/ Jay Acunzo Subscribe to Podcast Marketing Trends Explained Check out the Podcast Marketing Trends 2023 Report Subscribe to the Scrappy Podcasting Newsletter Try Transistor.fm for free for 14 days ✍️ Leave your feedback for the show: http://podcastmarketingtrends.com/feedback